Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIIf we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.
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Too much reasoning has spoiled the contemporary mind. People have lost their hearts and faith.
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Children, meditation is not just sitting with our eyes closed. We should take every action as worship. We should be able to experience His presence everywhere.
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Controlling the mind is the way to attain internal harmony.
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The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change.
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Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
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We human beings are born in ego, live in ego, are brought up in ego and will die in ego. We need a certain degree of vision when we live in this world for achieving and attaining our goals in life.
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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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Unfortunately, the only meaning that society attributes to life today is an opportunity to make money.
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What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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Just as the right hand comes to dress the wound on the left hand, we should see another person’s sorrows as our own and come to his or her aid.
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Learn to be thankful to everyone, to the entire creation, even to your enemy and also to those who insult, because they all help you to grow.
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Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
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You can only feel love by expressing it.
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If we approach Nature with , it will serve us as our best friend, a friend that won’t let us down.
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Lessen the quantity of unnecessary thoughts and allow more space for the energy of love to flow within you.
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In today’s world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.
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Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.
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Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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If you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.
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People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the sun – the giver of light.
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It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.
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Understand this great truth: The happiness that comes from the pleasures of the world is but a minute reflection of the infinite bliss that comes from within your own Self.
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Love is the only medicine that can heal the wounds of the world.
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In this universe it is Love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.
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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.
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